Dr. Goldsmith's History of Greece, abridged, for the use of schoolsA. Wilson, 1818 - 291 pages |
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Page vii
... Demosthenes put to death . The government of Athens altered . Alcibiades recalled . His great success . Opposed by Lysander the Spartan . Disgraced , and suc- ceeded by Conon . Battle of Egos Potamos . End of the Peloponnesian war ...
... Demosthenes put to death . The government of Athens altered . Alcibiades recalled . His great success . Opposed by Lysander the Spartan . Disgraced , and suc- ceeded by Conon . Battle of Egos Potamos . End of the Peloponnesian war ...
Page ix
... Demosthenes the orator . Philip chosen a member of the Amphictyonic council . Performs a signal act of justice . Phocion ; his character . Speech of Demos- thenes against Philip . Another speech of his against the same prince . Battle ...
... Demosthenes the orator . Philip chosen a member of the Amphictyonic council . Performs a signal act of justice . Phocion ; his character . Speech of Demos- thenes against Philip . Another speech of his against the same prince . Battle ...
Page xi
... Demosthenes banished ; recalled . Antipater obtains the appel- lation of Father and protector of Greece ; dies : is succeeded by Polyperchon . CHAP . XVI . ' Alexander is succeeded by his only brother , Arideus ; but his captains usurp ...
... Demosthenes banished ; recalled . Antipater obtains the appel- lation of Father and protector of Greece ; dies : is succeeded by Polyperchon . CHAP . XVI . ' Alexander is succeeded by his only brother , Arideus ; but his captains usurp ...
Page 70
... take all the Spartans in the island of Sphacteria within twenty days . He accordingly sailed thither in company with Demosthenes , the Athenian admiral ( whose 1 courage and conduct his eloquent descendant , of the 70 HISTORY OF GREECE .
... take all the Spartans in the island of Sphacteria within twenty days . He accordingly sailed thither in company with Demosthenes , the Athenian admiral ( whose 1 courage and conduct his eloquent descendant , of the 70 HISTORY OF GREECE .
Page 84
... Demosthenes with fresh sup- plies ; the former immediately with ten galleys , and the other early in the spring with a stronger force . At the same time they appointed Menander and Euthydemus as assistants to Nicias ; and these imme ...
... Demosthenes with fresh sup- plies ; the former immediately with ten galleys , and the other early in the spring with a stronger force . At the same time they appointed Menander and Euthydemus as assistants to Nicias ; and these imme ...
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